N.J. Admin. Code § 8:39-41.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:39-41.2 - Information required to be posted; retention

(a) A facility shall post the direct resident care staffing information described at (c) below, utilizing the Resident Care Staffing Report, incorporated herein by reference and set forth at chapter Appendix F, prior to the start of the shift for which information is being reported in a visible location in the facility that is accessible to residents, their families, members of the public, and caregivers.

(b) A facility shall post the direct resident care staffing information required by 42 CFR 483.30(e), incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, on the Resident Care Staffing Report.

(c) Each facility shall collect the following information for each shift in the facility:

1. Resident census at the start of the shift for which information is being reported;

2. The hours each registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and/or certified nurse aide responsible for direct resident care is scheduled to work on the shift for which information is being reported;

3. Number of staff; and

4. The staff-to-resident ratio.

(d) Each facility shall post changes in the information reported on the Resident Care Staffing Report resulting from staff absences or the addition of staff within two hours of the facility's notation of such changes.

(e) The Resident Care Staffing Report form is available through the following methods:

1. Electronically at the Department's "Forms" webpage at http://web.doh.state.nj.us/apps2/forms/;

2. Electronically at the Certificate of Need and Licensing webpage at http://healthapps.state.nj.us/forms/; and

3. Upon written request to the Director of the Division of Certificate of Need and Licensing.

(f) If a language other than English is the exclusive language spoken by at least 10 percent of a facility's residents, the facility shall translate the Resident Care Staffing Report into that language and post the forms both in English and the other language.

(g) All facilities shall establish procedures to provide a copy of the completed Resident Care Staffing Report at no charge to any member of the public upon request.

(h) Each facility shall retain and store the completed daily Resident Care Staffing Reports for a period of three years.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:39-41.2

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 2199(a), effective 12/20/2021